Cream of Chicken and Wild Rice Recipes

Simple and so good. Warm yourself through and through with this flavorful, hearty soup! 

 

 

 

 4 chicken breast halves, skinless and boneless and cubed

1 stick butter, cold

2 c wild rice, uncooked (prefer uncle bens)

1 onions, yellow, medium chopped

2 c carrots, chopped

2 c celery stalk, chopped

8 oz mushroom pieces

1/3 c flour

6 c chicken broth

1 pt heavy whipping cream

1 Tbsp parsley flakes

1/2 tsp sage, dried

 

In large skillet, add 1/4 cup butter, onion, celery, carrots, sage, and salt and pepper to taste. Sauté till onions are turning translucent. Add chicken breast and continue to cook until meat turns white. In a sauce pan, bring 2 cups water to rolling boil. Add rice, reduce heat, cover and simmer 15 minutes or until rice is cooked. Combine Vegetable/chicken mix, rice, and chicken broth in large soup kettle. Bring to boil, reduce heat. Add cream and parsley. Heat just to boiling point but don't boil. In a microwave safe bowl, melt remaining butter and add flour to make roux. Slowly whisk the roux into the soup mixture to thicken. Enjoy!

Molcajete Salsa Guacamole Recipe

Roasted peppers, tomato and garlic crushed in a traditional molcajete or mortar and pestle create an earthy, spicy base for this authentic guacamole. Use more chiles if you really love the heat! 

 

1 large ripe Roma tomato

2 serrano chile peppers, or more to taste

1 clove garlic, unpeeled

1/2 tsp. salt

4 ripe, Fresh Hass Avocados, seeded, peeled and roughly mashed

1. In an iron skillet over medium-high heat, roast the tomato and chiles until they are soft and charred, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add the garlic clove to the skillet during the last three minutes, cooking just until it starts to turn golden.
2. Place the tomato in a paper bag, and close. Allow to cool for about 5 minutes.
3. When the tomato is cool enough to touch, peel and discard the charred tomato peel.
4. Trim stems from roasted chiles and squeeze the garlic clove from its peel.
5. In a large molcajete** or mortar and pestle, grind the roasted chiles and garlic until roughly chopped. Add the peeled tomato and crush to combine into a chunky salsa. Season with the salt.
6. Gently stir in the mashed avocado and serve immediately, preferably in the molcajete. 

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